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NZ Sport funds criteria irks Tall Black Penney
Auckland :: New Zealand | 7 days ago
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Tall Blacks superstar Kirk Penney has hit out at what he believes is a shortsighted and overly rigid approach to the funding of New Zealand's international sporting programmes. The former Breakers shooting guard is currently plying his trade in the
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Paul Henare ready next chapter in Southland
Invercargill :: New Zealand | 30 days ago
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But as time wore on he become aware basketball would be his sport, and by the age of 15 he was training with the Hawke's Bay National Basketball League team...It lit the match to a professional playing career which spanned 16 years. In those 16 years
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Sean Marks laments NZ's funding of basketball
Auckland :: New Zealand | 3 months ago
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Kiwi NBA pioneer Sean Marks has joined the growing chorus of disapproval over High Performance Sport New Zealand's decision to cull the Tall Blacks' funding this year. Tall Blacks assistant coach and former international standout Pero Cameron
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Basketball: Tall Blacks eyeing Jackson
Auckland :: New Zealand | 3 months ago
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Wednesday Feb 6, 2013 Breakers' impressive import keen to play for New Zealand if NBA dreams unfulfilled. Cedric Jackson has excelled when wearing a blue Breakers singlet and the Tall Blacks are hoping he may consider also donning a black one and
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Pero Cameron fears for Tall Blacks
Auckland :: New Zealand | 4 months ago
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New Zealand basketball legend Pero Cameron fears the Tall Blacks' real potential won't be fulfilled because of a lack of funding and he is concerned for the flagship team's future. Basketball New Zealand are effectively broke after it was revealed
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Mills wants to give Tall Blacks new lease of life
Wellington :: New Zealand | 5 months ago
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Wellington Saints owner Nick Mills has hatched a left field plan to lease the Tall Blacks brand in a bid to stop the sport dying at international level. High Performance Sport New Zealand culled Basketball NZ's funding on Tuesday, leaving chief
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Tall Blacks step into national coaching ranks
Auckland :: New Zealand | 8 months ago
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Some of the best and smartest Tall Blacks from the past decade have been promoted to guide national age-group teams next year...Pero Cameron (U20), Judd Flavell (U18), Paul Henare (U17) and Mike Fitchett (U16). "It's great to be able to introduce
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Tab Baldwin to coach Bay Hawks in NBL
California City :: CA :: USA | 8 months ago
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Faced with the daunting task of replacing local legend Paul Henare, the Bay Hawks have pulled a rabbit out of the hat, signing former Tall Blacks coach Tab Baldwin for the 2013 National Basketball League season. Baldwin (54) hasn't coached in the
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Henare keen to share will to win with Sharks
Maracaibo :: Venezuela | 9 months ago
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Right from a young age, basketball has been a huge part of Paul Henare's life...It was with the New Zealand Breakers that Henare achieved the most acclaim, playing in the team's first eight seasons, and ended his time with the club in style, when he
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Tall Blacks need more action, says Mika Vukona
North Shore :: New Zealand | 11 months ago
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The young team shows promise but rues the lack of international exposure, reports Brendon Egan. Mika Vukona believes the Tall Blacks need a greater diet of international basketball if they are to continue to improve on the world stage. New Zealand's
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